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The Global (or) Glocal Collaboration Initiative Project Report from the 1st meetings and activities held in Athens from the 21st till the 24th of June 2018, during the 19th European Music Day events. Original Publication from EURICCA MEMBER MESO EVENTS Few months after the successful organisation of a cross-connected series of events between different projects & networks, MESO Events is very happy to present a summary of this first collaboration which included the co-production of several live music events, 3 seminars / webinars, 2 international round tables, 1 Open discussion, 3 Working Sessions and 1 Preparatory meeting (see Events at the end of the page). For this first successful attempt that made possible from the common efforts of the…

MESO Events starts new project with the European Music Market Accelerator (EMMA) network, a consortium created during the year 2017 at the initiative of MaMA event. For the past 9 years, MaMA has been organising conferences and debates, allowing music industry professionals to meet and share, notably concerning the increase of globalised problematic that arise since the start of the market’s mutation. Looking at issues with an international perspective allow us to see, for instance, how countries manage to solve them and share their knowledge with other region, which ensure an exchange of perception of the market that makes us stronger. With that strength, MaMA feels it is time to take…

MUSAFIR*(ηδες) /مسافرین آمدند / جاء المسافر – Events for the integration and the coexistence *Musafir: traveller /المسافرین – Μουσαφίρης (greek – mousafiris): guest/ الضیوف EURICCA partner MESO Events (Greece) presents a series of artistic events and performances aiming at bringing together Greek and refugee populations in an experiment of coexistence and cooperation. Starting with culture and art, a vehicle for meeting people of different origins and cultures, a privileged place for exchanging emotions, experiences and memory, the second edition of MUSAFIR(ηδες) seek ways and actions to build bonds and relationships between people. We focus on the need for association and integration, but also on the way in which refugees, by joining…

On May 22, The European Commission published the new Agenda for Culture: the Creative Europe Programme will start for the period 2021-2027 in a post-Brexit Union. Despite many important changes, much still has to be achieved. Several questions related to the music sector remain open and with the members of ELMA network, EURICCA aims to bring them to the attention of European Parliament. In this context and following the vote of the European Parliament in favor of Music Moves Europe and stepping on the European Music Day events across Europe (Fête Européenne de la Musique) and the 150th Anniversary of Gioacchino Rossini, a debate on the need to develop sustainable and innovative European Policies for Music Sector was organized by Silvia Costa,…

Recent terrorist attacks have focused on a variety of public places, including shopping malls, concert halls, sports arena, pedestrian areas and transport hubs. These attacks used different attack modes ranging from the traditional firearm and explosive attacks to improvised stabbing and vehicle ramming. The European Commission has stepped up its support to Member States to address these threats and to enhance protection of public spaces. In this context the EU Action Plan to support the protection of public spaces was adopted on 18 October 2017. As part of this Action Plan, the European Commission has set up an Operators’ Forum to support the protection of public spaces. This Forum brings…

Meeting of the partners of the «ΣymansiS Resilience Project» and production of the first lab. CCI Initiative for Youth: Collaboration in a Challenging World Σymansis Lab for teenagers 16 – 24 Children Support Centre of Eleusis Date: Saturday 23rd of June Duration: 4.30 hours Language: English – Greek A project organized by NPO MESO Events in collaboration with the University of Highlands & Islands, the Global Challenge Research Fund Project, the European Research Agency For Cultural Clusters (EURICCA), the Hellenic network of the European Music Day, the Children Support Centre of Eleusis and Eleusis2021 organization. The aim of this laboratory is to bring together a collaborative interdisciplinary team from Humanities Arts and Culture Cluster and Society, Identity, Landscape, and Knowledge…

Culture and Heritage, Language, Education and Creativity Developing a University of Highlands & Islands (UHI) Cultural Resilience Team in partnerhsip with Greek, Turkish and Senegalese partners The aim of this proposal is to bring together a collaborative interdisciplinary team from Humanities Arts and Culture Cluster and Society, Identity, Landscape, and Knowledge Cluster to support analysis of, and action in, resilience factors in the lives of young people and communities in the Official Development Assistance (ODA) Framework categories. The University of the Highlands and Islands has experience in working with dispersed communities and young people who face challenges in isolation and access to enriching experiences available in more urban and affluent environments. Staff…

On 14th February 2018 and after two years of collaboration with the European Commission, EU Culture Commissioner Tibor Navracsics, announced that Parliament had approved preparatory measures for the pilot Music Programme project called “Music Moves Europe” Music Moves Europe which was supported by the 30 European associations and Organizations that attended the meeting, will be allocated a budget of 1.5 million Euro to begin the preparatory phases for a specific law on music, similarly to the process undertaken for the audio-visual law. Our partner ELMA and the 29 other organisations representing the European music sector welcomed this pilot programme for music in Europe and addressed Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission, to support a full European Music Programme in EU future budget. Read the European Music Sector Representatives letter here.…

The live entertainment industry suffers from the lack of a systematic approach to the recognition of professionals and their training. The recognition of the figures is fragmented, and often the training courses are based on obsolete models. In this context and in accordance with the objectives of the ELMA Initiative (European Live Music Association) in which Assomusica (IT) and MESO Events (GR) are activelly involved, another alliance including another EURICCA partner, the European Centre for Leadership and Entrepreneurship Education (FR), as well as the Emilia Romagna Region (IT), Epralima (PT) & Plasa (UK) created a consotrtium that has been granted an ERASMUS+ Cooperation for innovation and exchange of good practices project: the CCLEP (Certified Competences For Live Events Professionals). CCLEP AIM: To promote the official recognition and validation of qualifications,…

The ELIKONAS – PARNASSOS DEVELOPMENT SA company and local authorities of Viotia Region organised the informative conference titled:”Investing in Development & Innovation in Rural Areas. Held on Saturday, December 9, 2017, at the “Christos Palaiologos” Conference Center of Livadia, the conference aimed at presenting the axis of the new Local Development Program CLLD LEADER “. LEADER Initiative (Liaisons Entre Actions de Developement de l ‘Economie Rurale – links between actions for the development of the rural economy) in Greece, which was the beginning of a new approach to rural development policy. Through LEADER, integrated and multidisciplinary development was built, while local communities were given the opportunity to design and choose their…

EURICCA’s co-founder Mark Sheridan will attend at the European Live Music Association (ELMA) meeting representing the initiative for the development of a partnership with ELMA partners. With the support of the Italian Association of Live event Promoters adn Producers (assomusica), ELMA partners organise a European panel with distinguished guests to compare the best practices and legislation of Live Music Sector in Europe on the 24th of November during the Milano Music Week and more specifically the Linecheck festival in Milan. A promissing discussion regarding common action strategies that can affect policies and legislation and initial mobility activities to promote the circulation of new and emerging talents and artists. Panel will be hosted by Greg Parmley – Managing Director…

V4 Roundabout is a music sector accelerator project that brings music professionals together to enhance interactions between the SME-s of the region. The Visegrad Fund supported project aims to enhance the growth of the music market by bringing 10 professionals plus 2 media representatives from 4 plus one countries together to share informations, pick the best bands to offer, change ideas and pave the way for future businesses. What is V4Roundabout: a common effort of 4 locally connected and active music facilitators ( export office, conference, music cluster agency…) The B2B aspect…The project has 4 locally connected and active music facilitators as project ambassadors. Each ambassador hand-picks professionals that are eager to expand…

A year has passed since the last edition of Reeperbahn and this year again, member representatives are gathering in Hamburg. Aside administrative and internal topics, the aims of the meeting will be to validate the strategic development of the projects such as the mobility, mapping and VET activities. It will be an opportunity to plan next steps of on-going partnerships with music networks and communities such as the newly granted ERASMUS project cCLEP (Certified Competences for Live Events Professionals) or the Creative Europe NIMPE project (Network for the Internationalization of Music Producers in Europe) where ELMA members Assomusica, MESO events and RootMusic are involved. It will also be about the preparation of up-coming projects…

One of the educational and vocational priorities of NIMPEs mapping project deliverable concerns the mapping of current live music production sector needs, in very different EU member countries, and more precisely, to gather concrete evidences of common problems but also of innovative practices, as to form a micro-model of sustainable solutions for the European Live Music sector. In this direction, NIMPE Initiative deliberately operates as an umbrella network between national Music “Clusters and communities of practice”, gathering public and private organisations data, comments and suggestions. Through mapping, interviewing, meetings and webinar activities, the results gathered will enable NIMPE partners to provide data for policy resolutions, to emphasize on common solutions and support the development of common…

Representing ASBL EURICCA and NPO MESO Events, Georges Perot will attend the 5th conference on Europe, Entepreneurship and Sustainable Development of the House of Europe in Rhodes, as a keynote speaker on CCI importance in correlation with Tourism and sustainable development. The three-day events are co-organized by the House of Europe in Rhodes and Rhodes’ Municipal Cultural Organization of Culture-Sports, will be held in Rhodes, 15-17 March 2017, with the support of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Dodecanese and the Museum of Modern Greek Art of Rhodes. The 5th conference for Europe, Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development takes place in the context of the commitment of the House of…